Inside a white, domed plant factory 29 meters in diameter, heads of fresh green leaf lettuce extend all around, basking in the sunlight.
Aiming to help with reconstruction efforts from the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, a Yokohama-based farming venture called Granpa Co. operates 12 units of its Granpa Dome plant factory in Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate Prefeture.
“Reconstruction has been moving forward,” said Takaaki Abe, the president of the venture, with a look of satisfaction.
Granpa celebrated its 10th year in business this year.
In the plant factory, which the company developed, it is possible to harvest lettuce 12 times a year, and about 80 units of the plant have been constructed across the nation.